From the day
On the date
Monday, January 6, 1958
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The Headlines
France Sends Troops to Crush Red-Led Uprising in Cameroons; Acts to Prevent New 'Algeria' in African Territory Where Rebels Burned 60 Villages FRANCE COMBATS CAMEROONS RISING
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors with Artie Singer
#1 at the box office
Sayonara
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Joan of Arc (1412)
- Eminem (1955)
- Kahlil Gibran (1883)
- Rowan Atkinson (1955)
- Kim Dae-jung (1924)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Integrated Circuit (Microchip), Stereo Records & Modem.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,987 days ago
(68 years, 167 days)